Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

यत्स्थितं स्थापितं तत्र गौतमेन महात्मना । सपुत्रेण सदारेण तस्य पूजाप्रभावतः

Transliteration

yatsthitaṃ sthāpitaṃ tatra gautamena mahātmanā | saputreṇa sadāreṇa tasya pūjāprabhāvataḥ

Translation

അവിടെ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന പുണ്യലിംഗം മഹാത്മാവായ ഗൗതമൻ പുത്രനും ഭാര്യയും സഹിതം സ്ഥാപിച്ചതാണ്; അവന്റെ പൂജാപ്രഭാവത്താൽ അതിന്റെ മഹിമ പ്രസ്ഫുടമാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• yat: which/that (thing)
• yat: Visheshya (correlative reference)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• sthitam: stood/remaining
• sthitam: Visheshana (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था) + kta (क्त) → sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/स्थितावस्था

• sthāpitam: established/installed
• sthāpitam: Visheshana (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था) + ṇic (णिच्) causative + kta (क्त) → sthāpita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (causative passive sense)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• gautamena: by Gautama
• gautamena: Karana (instrument/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled one
• mahātmanā: Karana (instrument/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—महान् चासौ आत्मा च (महात्मा)

• sa-putreṇa: together with (his) son
• sa-putreṇa: Sahakari (accompaniment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—पुत्रेण सह (सपुत्र)

• sa-dāreṇa: together with (his) wife
• sa-dāreṇa: Sahakari (accompaniment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + dāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—दारैः/दारेण सह (सदार)

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• pūjā-prabhāvataḥ: due to the power of (his) worship
• pūjā-prabhāvataḥ: Hetu (cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; समासः—पूजायाः प्रभावः; पञ्चमी-हेतौ (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Devas addressing Indra (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Gautama, with his wife and son, installs and worships a radiant Śiva-liṅga at a sanctified spot; offerings and ritual vessels surround the altar.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
• Liṅga (installation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ṛṣi’s devoted worship and liṅga-pratiṣṭhā sanctify a place for generations, showing how tapas and pūjā shape sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting where Gautama established the sacred presence (liṅga).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation) and pūjā (worship) are highlighted as the source of spiritual potency.